WASHINGTON INFORMER — The Harris County Sheriff’s Office said in a statement early Sunday that homicide investigators have filed a capital murder charge against Eric Black Jr.
WAVE NEWSPAPERS — The county’s plan to retrofit an immigration detention center in Lancaster as a women’s jail,seems likely to be abandoned in its current form.
NEW ORLEANS DATA NEWS WEEKLY — 2018 was an unprecedented year, filled with turmoil, intrigue, disbelief and disturbing news headlines that dominated conversations across the country.
This past Sunday, December 30th 2018, over five hundred people gathered at the Southside Church of Christ to celebrate the retirement of it’s Minister, Howard...
NNPA NEWSWIRE — The national political environment has become contentious with President Trump’s relentless focus on vilifying and stereotyping minorities, particularly Mexican immigrants, while at the...
Backed by friends, neighbors and members of the Berkeley community, Leonard Powell, a 76-year-old African American veteran, won a temporary reprieve in Superior Court this week...
The El Cerrito Branch of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP) board elected Cora J. Ward to serve a two-year term as...
“The legal system needs to protect the interests of this Black family facing unwarranted debt.” The City of Berkeley is campaigning right now to drive Leonard...
The number of people hospitalized because of amphetamine use is skyrocketing in the United States, but the resurgence of the drug largely has been overshadowed by...
The following is the third part of a series profiling the new report from the Dellums Institute/Just Cities for the Housing and Dignity Project led by...
Left to right: Min. Keith Mohammed, Muhammad Mosque Number 26; Dr Patricia Nunley; Rev Dr William Coleman – Restoring the Way of the Ancestors: Black Theology; ...
Teachers and parents protest budget cuts at school board meeting earlier this school year. Photo by Ken Epstein. Oakland and several other school districts were hoping...
Board of Education President James Harris (right) and Elsa Ortiz, president of the AC Transit Board of Directors presented an update to community members about what...
By Simone Thelemaque, President – BWOPA Oakland/Berkeley Chapter This past month has felt very heavy, as I found myself deeply triggered by the violent attacks...
The Nevada Assembly was just about to vote on the bill for the proposed Las Vegas Oakland Raiders NFL Stadium, and including a $750...
Nevada Governor Brian Sandoval has announced a special session for October 10th iin Carson City and that will focus on the set of recommendations advanced by...
According to Alameda County Supervisor Nate Miley, The City of Oakland, the County of Alameda, and the NFL are working on a stadium plan to keep...
Oakland Raiders Stadium News Update here. Egbert Perry, the Fannie Mae Board Member and Chairman and CEO of The Integral Group, a real estate development organization...
By Sarah Varney, Kaiser Health News For years, Sybil Ammons was the director of nursing at Stewart County’s only hospital. Now, she’s the county coroner....
By Carlos Harrison and Wesley Lowery, The Washington Post Stranded on a highway off-ramp at 3 a.m., waiting for a tow truck, Corey Jones...
Mario T. García , National Catholic Reporter Aug.29 marks the historic anniversary of the Chicano Moratorium. The event was commemorated this year in Oakland...
On the eve of the one-year anniversary of Michael Brown’s death, Mara Jacqueline Willaford and two other members of Seattle’s Black Lives Matter chapter captured...
Courtesy of Richmond Standard Congressman Mark DeSaulnier is urging the Federal Railroad Administration to enact regulations requiring that train cars carrying coal or petroleum...
By: Peniel E. Joseph, The Root The national commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Voting Rights Act takes place against the backdrop of a...
Special to the Post When you mention the California Highway Patrol (CHP), most people either think about episodes of the television series CHiPs from...